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Saturday, April 26, 2025
At least 280 injured in Iran port blast — state media
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The toll from a massive blast on Saturday that ripped through a key port in southern Iran stands at 280 injured at least, state media says.
State television, citing local emergency services, reports that victims “have been transferred to medical centers” in the area of the southern port of Shahid Rajaee.
Social media videos show black billowing smoke after the blast. Others show glass blown out of buildings kilometers (miles) away from the epicenter of the explosion.
Authorities have offered no cause for the explosion yet. Industrial accidents happen in Iran, particularly at its aging oil facilities that struggle for access to parts under international sanctions. But Iranian state TV specifically ruled out any energy infrastructure as causing or being damaged in the blast.
Mehrdad Hasanzadeh, a provincial disaster management official, tells Iranian state TV that first responders are trying to reach the area while others are attempting to evacuate the site.
???? Blast reported at Iran's Bandar Abbas port, cause unclear.
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— Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) April 26, 2025
Hasanzadeh says the blast came from containers at Rajaei port in the city, without elaborating. State TV also reports there was a building collapse caused by the explosion, though no more details are immediately offered.
The Times of Israel Community.